I know when you think hip hop you thing negative things but there is so much good to it. It's not all bad and there is a lot of good music if one would just take the time to listen. I use to hate other types of music until I opened up my mind and ears and now I listen to all types of music.

peace and love

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FLIP MODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

one of the true principals of hip hop is positivity. the problem is mainstream rap has made gluttony and violence a popular topic to rap about, thus cheapening everything that hip hop stands for. No longer is it about unity, one love and all that, it's capitalist nonsense... the immense riches are no longer shrouded in tales of ghetto wickedry and warfare, as the trend has dropped any imagination and reverted to boring MC's rapping about their record deals and how they've gotten rich off them.

I agree that hip hop is a great thing, and it can be again, unfortunately, much like goth, punk, industrial, and countless other music movements, people tend to emulate the foibles and stereotypes of the scene instead of what it's based on. i'd take public enemy over any of the "soldiers" on no limit or cash money records. Stupid pyramid-scheme rap sales tactics over art. give me a break.

Rich, sexually frustrated, juvenile black men dominate pop hip-hop. Sad, isn't it? I like the Boondocks comic strip's take on it. "Without a platinum chain, I'm 75, maybe 80 percent real."

I can't stand rap, but I could respect it. But I don't.

Flip Mode still rocks, though...

Cruisin down the street in my 6-4
Jockin the bitches
Slappin the hoes
I went to the park to get the scoop
Knuckleheads out there cold shootin some hoops


I miss Easy :(

Got a big gun, going to show you the size
If you fuck with any of my Flip Mode family ties
Me and my niggas be coming through, stalking you out
Killing off everything and anything you talking about
See you in the club, we be walking you out
Should of thought twice before you went and opened your mouth.

-Busta Rhymes

BAMMMMMMM! i gots a crazy silly fresh d.j. i gots my gold and my girly girls....BAMMMMMMMMM! i can rock some silly beats and BAMMMMMMMMMM!

i would be interested in hearing peoples top five hip hop artist or groups, even if you don't like rap try to list the ones you respect the most. i am very interested in hearing your opinions on this.

mine are:
5.wu-tang clan
4.beastie boys
3.n.w.a. (and everything that spawned from them: dr. dre, ice cube, snoop dogg, tupac(already listed), yes and even good ol' eminem)
2.outkast
1.tupac

i know i cheated a little on #3 but who really gives a fuck

Ooooh that's tough, actually, lemme see, my top ten would definitely be in no real order...


Method Man
DMX
Eminem
Dr. Dre
Snoop Dog
Busta Rhymes
Beastie Boys
Jay Z
Tupac
Ice Cube

However if I had to narrow it down to top five it would be

1) Busta Rhymes
2) Eminem
DMX
4) Ice Cube
5) Jay Z

1. Notorious B.I.G.
2. Public Enemy
3. Cypress Hill
4. DMX
5. Big Punisher

i touch myself BAMMMMMMMMMMMM! i touch you BAMMMMMMMMMMMM!
all the midgets get touched BAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

In no particular order.

The Psycopathic Family (Anything on Psycopathic records)
Ice-T
Run DMC
Easy E
Public Enemy

I absolutely love music of any kind, well, that's not true. I love all kinds of music except country. Kinda sucks when you live in Oklahoma too. It's like everyone listens to it but me. Anyway-
Isn't there a difference between hip hop and rap? I thought there was...

Leonore

the Beastie Boys are GODS!